The Codex of the Anonimo Magliabechiano: Newly Edited With a Transcription Faithful to the Original Manuscript and Provided With an Introduction (Niki Studies in Netherlandish-italian Art History, 16)

This book offers a new edition of one of the most important art historical sources on Italian art. Written not long before Vasari's famous Lives (1550), this source provides an overview of art from Cimabue to Michelangelo. Moreover, the author's ambition was to provide a sketch of the art of classical antiquity. First published in the late nineteenth century, the Codex has led to numerous questions, the main one being: who was its author? We believe we have found the answer to this question, which led us to come up with a new edition of the Codex. Front Cover 1 ‎Half-Title Page 2 ‎Series Title Page 3 ‎Title Page 4 ‎Copyright Page 5 ‎Contents 6 ‎Acknowledgements 8 ‎Figures 10 ‎Introduction. The Codex of the Anonimo Magliabechiano in Context 14 ‎1. The Codex 15 ‎2. The Sources of the Codex 19 ‎3. Approach and Working Method in the Codex 34 ‎4. Dating 37 ‎5. Characterization of the Author 39 ‎6. The Author’s Identity 48 ‎7. The Identification Substantiated 52 ‎8. The Edition 63 ‎9. Note on the Transcription 64 ‎10. Note on the English Translation of Passages from the Codex 66 ‎Transcription of the Codex 68 ‎Codex of the Anonimo Magliabechiano: Anonime notizie di pittori, scultori e architetti, autografe, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze, Magliabechiano xvii, 17. 70 ‎Appendix 1. Inventory of Artists Discussed in the Codex 326 ‎Appendix 2. List of Works of Art and Buildings Cited in the Second Part of the Codex 345 ‎Bibliography 440 ‎Illustrations 447 ‎Index of Places 509 ‎Index of Names and Subjects 514 Back Cover 524